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Diabetes and Hypoglycaemia

by Talking Health with Kraso, brought to you by | 05 Jun 2015

Today we’re looking at two plagues of modern society, that of diabetes and hypoglycaemia.

Before we get too far into what is a really complex subject, let’s understand some facts.

So, firstly, what is Hypoglycemia? It’s an imbalance in the body's blood sugar level. It can manifest if you don't eat anything for a number of hours - usually end up with a headache, a jittery anxious feeling or worse still, with the shakes. Alternatively, it can manifest as a feeling of having lots of energy, then a quick swing to very low energy….people might think of it as mood swings.

In response to which your body is saying "eat something, anything, preferably something sweet" and once you've had that sugar hit, you instantly get lots of energy again and start running around, only to drop quickly into another hole. And the cycle continues but it’s a downward spiral.

So, then why is this a problem? Well, hypoglycemia is often a sign that your adrenal gland and your pancreas are not functioning as they should be.  This is important, as it can lead to pre-diabetes and then often to diabetes.

When I started working in pharmacy, way back in 1972, we would dispense one box of insulin a month and we never heard of a child diabetic. Today, we dispense many insulin prescriptions every day and an alarming amount of tablets for pre diabetic patients. We’re also seeing a dramatic increase in the number of diabetic children and diabetic people of all ages.

It is also important because when your body is telling you to eat all the time, you tend to put on weight and this can lead to a range of other health-related issues. 

Interestingly, we’ve seen an alarming increase in cases, the question is, why? In my view, this can be explained by a number of factors:

  • Firstly, diet. With the explosive rate of consumption of poor nutrient, cheap fast foods.
  • Secondly, the increase of harmful additives to the foods we eat for example preservatives, MSG and the ever increasing amount of sugar in all processed foods. 
  • Thirdly, a lack of exercise. A sedentary lifestyle, where we play more games on computers than we do physically. The system shuts down, plain and simple.
  • But in my experience, the greatest factor is a lack of minerals in the soil, particularly chromium, and hence a lack of minerals in the food we eat.    

 So, what can we do about it? Well, we all need to look for the warning signs, like 

  • get tested regularly. An insulin diabetic can often pass this condition on to their children or grandchildren, so if you have anyone in your family taking tablets or injecting insulin it is especially important to get tested and maintain a healthy lifestyle. If anyone in your family has a sugar imbalance, it may be a good idea to purchase a testing kit from your pharmacy to periodically test all members in your family.
  • watch your diet. To eat organic food even though it is expensive will give us more of the 97 trace elements needed for good health.
  • do some exercise, regularly…daily if you can manage it but otherwise as often as you can.
  • take some natural preventative products. It has been said that a lack of chromium can be responsible for increased sugar levels. So I give my patients 200 microgram of yeast free chromium twice a day with great success.  I also use a product called Adreno stress by medicine tree. This is a spray used under the tongue twice a day on an empty stomach for two months. You can repeat this every 6 to 12 months if the sugar increases again. You can also buy bottles of cheated colloidal minerals from your pharmacy.

So I guess the next question is, and what am I doing about it? 

I have a vested interest in this condition because my grandfather was an insulin dependent diabetic and so many of my immediate family are injecting or taking tablets. It is so important for me to be aware of our family's condition and educate my children and grandchildren about it. 

During a medical examination 20 years ago my sugar levels came in at 7 and my doctor told me I was on the border and that if I couldn’t get it down within three months or so he would have to put me on tablets.

I had a real sweet tooth. I started taking the chromium and adreno stress and my sugar cravings reduced within a couple of days. I increased my exercise and improved my eating habits. My next blood test was 5.4. I was tested last August and am still at 5.4.

I have helped so many people over the years with this treatment and with great results.

I have found a lot of customers say to me it’s all just too hard or too expensive. When they are eventually injecting in my opinion it is much harder and more expensive for them, the tax payer and the health funds.

I believe that with education, diet, exercise and appropriate supplements we may be able to reduce the incidence of hypoglycaemia and diabetes, or help those who suffer with it to improve their quality of life.

Let's all get healthy.

And always, always, if in doubt or if you experience any discomfort or have any questions or concerns then you must please go and see your local chemist or another local healthcare professional.

For more information look through the Covad Channel content library on our website or send me an email to [email protected], I’m always happy to help if I can.

And remember, please take care of your health and your body will take care of you.

I’m Peter Krasenstein for Covad and thanks for joining me to talk health.

Note - We just want you to be healthier, seriously. But because of the way of the world today we’re obligated to say that the comments and opinions offered in this video are not intended to substitute for medical advice from your own pharmacist or GP. These comments and opinions have been developed from experience and great success with patients over many, many years, but the information offered is of a general nature only and no one is invited to rely on any of it for any reason whatsoever without the express written permission of the author and of Covad Pty Limited.

© Peter Krasenstein M.P.S Ph.C and Anthony Huxley, Covad Pty Limited 2015